One week down

Oh. Dear. Goodness. This is hard to do.

Students came on Monday. The first two days were fantastic. Then it got hard. I'm sorry that I haven't posted in the middle, but I've just had so much to do. That, and I might have some Adult ADHD, so it just takes me longer to get stuff done...

I've done some great lessons in the past week, and had some terrible lessons in the past week. I keep planning lessons with the thought of "this needs to be the best lesson ever. I have to plan the greatest plans and have a great class." Yes, there's a lot of pressure on me---FACS is something that many schools and districts don't really care for, and if you aren't important they'll cut you (why doesn't anyone get how important this is!!) But I keep telling myself--it's only the first year, you don't have to be perfect yet. I'm learning, learning, learning.

I love my students. When I student taught, I was in a 9-12 high school and a 7-9 Jr High, but the youngest I taught was 9th grade. Now my classes are 6-8. They are HILARIOUS. I love junior high kids. They talk alot--I'm going to have to learn alot about management and I'm going to have to be better at enforcing my limits, but I sure love to teach them.

I have some book recommendations. They've saved my hide during the first week.

The First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong

Survival Kit for New Secondary Educators (I don't know who it's by. I don't have my copy handy...)

The Adult ADHD is kicking in again and I've wasted WAY too much time on a Saturday. Thus, I'm going to log off and sit at one of my classroom tables to work. I will do my best to write next week. Two times. At least. Once on Wednesday and once on the weekend.

~The Teacher